CVE-2016-7231
published 2016-11-10CVE-2016-7231: Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted…
PriorityP349high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
18.66%
96.9th percentile
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | excel | — | — |
| microsoft | excel_for_mac | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_excel_2007_service_pack_3 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_excel_for_mac_2011 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_excel_viewer_2007_service_pack_3 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_office_compatibility_pack_service_pack_3 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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Microsoft
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2016-11-08·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2016-7231 [HIGH] Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the Office software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted fil
GHSA
GHSA-rq5p-pq68-mxh4: Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a c
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-7231 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-rq5p-pq68-mxh4: Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a c
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93996http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93996http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133
2016-11-10
Published